The King chooses a new Prime Minister 4th May 2023 It could not happen today. The politicians decide who King Charles will appoint. One hundred years ago this month, his great-grandfather ,King George V ,made... Articles
Lords family business 28th April 2023 A letter from Alistair Lexden was published in The Daily Telegraph on 28 April. The son-in-law of the Conservative peer, Lord Hamilton of Epsom, recently joined... Articles
Local residents in conservation areas need a stronger voice 21st April 2023 On 20 April, Alistair Lexden raised a serious local conservation issue in the House of Lords. In Kensington, London, the views of a vigorous and representative... Speeches
Churchill as Home Secretary in a Liberal government 17th April 2023 His brief stint at the Home Office in 1910-11 was not an unqualified success. There were setbacks as well as achievements. Alistair Lexden assessed some of the... Articles
Nigel Lawson's first job in the Conservative Party 14th April 2023 Nigel Lawson, widely regarded as Britain’s finest post-war Chancellor, died in early April. Alistair Lexden, Conservative Party historian, recalls how he first... Recent News
Queen Camilla's footnote 9th April 2023 The following letter was published in The Times, after one or two editorial excisions, on April 8. Sir, Queen Camilla has contributed an interesting footnote to... Articles
The Prime Minister's Northern Ireland achievement 31st March 2023 Alistair Lexden has, on many occasions, condemned Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland Protocol of 2019. It created an intolerable trade barrier within the UK and... Speeches
A police misconduct scandal: a little Home Office progress? 22nd March 2023 In the Lords on 20 March, Alistair Lexden returned to an issue which has concerned him greatly for a long time. He said: “I remind the House that for many... Speeches
Harold Macmillan and his wife's lover 17th March 2023 The long-running affair between Dorothy Macmillan and the bisexual Bob Boothby was widely known at the time, and initially caused Macmillan much pain; but it... Articles